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(88) Date of publication A3: 15.12.2005 (43) Date of publication: 24.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/21 (21) Application number: 04782271.3 (22) Date of filing: 26.08.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 25/00(1985.01) A01N 43/04(1985.01) A01N 43/64(1985.01) A61K 31/54(1985.01) C08J 3/00(1974.07) C08L 23/00(1985.01) A01N 25/08(1985.01) A01N 43/50(1985.01) A01N 43/80(1985.01) A61K 31/70(1985.01) C08K 3/20(1990.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/027756 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/021626 (10.03.2005 Gazette 2005/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL HR LT LV MK (30) Priority: 28.08.2003 US 498491 P 16.01.2004 US 536875 P (71) Applicant: MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY Huntersville, NC 28078 (US)	(72) Inventor: ONG, Ivan, Wei-Kang Charlotte, NC 28210 (US) (74) Representative: Schoppe, Fritz et al Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler Patentanwälte Postfach 246 82043 Pullach bei München 82043 Pullach bei München (DE)